tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post3465275837967049734..comments2024-03-29T05:52:04.253-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: Too Beautiful to be Believable: January Theme by Dia CalhounHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-7604457747290786152013-01-23T20:38:41.798-06:002013-01-23T20:38:41.798-06:00Thanks Natalie, for your kind words about Avielle ...Thanks Natalie, for your kind words about Avielle of Rhia. And I agree with Holly. And with Trudi to the beauty of writing without fear. Fear is a wing-cutter. So let's shed it and soar!Dia Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292548122662586492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-86881643219104390392013-01-23T13:35:41.745-06:002013-01-23T13:35:41.745-06:00It seems to me that the older we get, the more we ...It seems to me that the older we get, the more we tend to stifle our creativity. We conform, we get self-conscious, we stop letting our imaginations have free flight. But children have no such qualms. They write honestly and truly and without fear, and that, to me, is the most beautiful writing of all.Trudi Trueithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505633674651501284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-24909526625625178422013-01-23T09:09:40.653-06:002013-01-23T09:09:40.653-06:00We often don't give young readers enough credi...We often don't give young readers enough credit...they have ASTOUNDING abilities. I was an English tutor as I was trying to land my first pub deal, helping kids improve their writing. Some of their observations / phrasings were SO smart and, yes, beautiful.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-35119439996061162582013-01-23T05:59:45.884-06:002013-01-23T05:59:45.884-06:00Sorry, I don't understand what the reviewer me...Sorry, I don't understand what the reviewer meant either. Can't wait until you have a new book out. I SO loved Avielle of RhiaNatalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com